The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-24
RANDOM J0TS OF THE TOWN
A MELANGE 4BOUT MEN, WOMEN AND
OTHER THINGS.


You ought to: At Any Rate You Know
About Them, So You VIII Be Inter-
ested In These Notes.
ANDY Fallon, who is in the Railway Mail
Service, has to put his photograph on his
npass" that carries him across tie ferry
without cost.
The boys all insisted on calling him AS
sistant Prosecutor Feeney as he sat beside
Mr. Winfield at the opening of the murder
trial last Tuesday.
Those who are on the inside say that
John Boyd is pretty sure TO be clerk Of the
next Board of Chosen Freeholders. John
has been hard party worker,an the par
ty magnates believe that he is entitled to
his reward.
Rev. DR. Imbrie, of the First Presby-
terrain Church, keeps his health remark
ably well, and is as active as most men of
only half his years. Just now he is busy
preparing to move from his residence on
Mercer street to another on Grand street
Brown Burr, the richest newspaper re-
porter in Jersey City, thought he had
a genuine autograph of Guiteau, the slayer
of President Garfield, till he learned that
reporter Mason used to help Guiteau write
his autographs for 81 night.
The advent Of Democratic Board of
Finance to power made the choice Of a
Democrat to the Presidency of the Board
political necessity. Commissioners Edel-
stein takes an active mind and boundless
resources for work INFO the chair with
him.
Salocn-keeper Bods, of g. Montgomery
street, isn't pleased with dash some of
he World beys gave him in Tuesdays pa
ft,1-c 4. Ia fotr Eflak ,f
the quality of his beverages, and threatens
TO tell why they selected him out for their
sarcasm.
Ex-FYeeholder William B Shrope is still
confined to the house of his daughter at
Remington. His long illness has not de-
stroyed his interest in local affairs; and
every Monday when the SUNDAY MORNING
News reaches him Mrs. Shrope reads it to
him from the first page to the last.
Henry A. Green, who was Postmaster
here for many years, is now Justice of
sae Peace in Athens, N. Y. He is con-
graduating himself OF the fact that he was
elected, Republican as he is, by hand
some majority in q stl ong Democratic dis
trict. Perhaps his name elected him
Ex-Alderman Gator, in letter to the re-
firing Board of Aldermen, of which he was
a member. writing from Old Point Comfort,
says, among other things. II would not
consent to license one liquor store or to act
with any party favoring s7ch licenses for
the highest Office in the gift of the people.
Commissioner DATE made an excellent
President of the Board OF Finance. He
gave much of his time and energy to the
management of the city's finances, and
with a su' cess attested by the Improve
Ment of things in the city treasury, that
appears on a comparison between what the
city was financially when he took hold and
what it is financially now.
The term of Postmast. John G.. Cop
sill will expire in December. Hehas made
an excellent official and nothing but his
politics will stand In the way of his re-
appointment. He is the last Republican
Postmaster, of the frst-class, that will be
left in Office under the new administration.
Michael Mullone has been mentioned as
his successor, but "Mike" say he knows
nothing about it.
The latest decoration to the walls of
Taylor's Hotel is neatly executed water
scene. The steamer Urania is leaving port
A three masted vessel is going into port.
The three master vas the Coronet as she
appeared to an artist who was on the
steamer, Just as she went over the winning
line after her ocean race. The picture was
painted on the steamer; and Robert Keren,
the Desk Clerk at the Hotel, with a friend,
Jointly purchased it.
Elk Private Secretary Willard G. Flske
felt that his duty to his client demanded
that he give real estate. agent Frank Ste
vers memorable 'sgolng over" in a case
he had few days ago. When he had fin
ished his address, he was more anxious to
avoid than to meet his friend. But Mr..
Stevens put him at ease at once by ex-
pressing his r. lish of the dressing down he
had received and invi ing Mr.. Eiske out to
eat dinner with him.
Those who went to see Langtry in "The
Wife's Peril" last Monday night were sadly
disappointed. There never was a moro fiat,
insipId, spiritless and pointless play put on
the boards. 1t is story without plot. The
dialogue is without wit. There was no
scenery. no acting, no anything to lift it
above the level of contempt. Some of the
audience Kissed the play in the middle and
at the end. But then Langtry is an awful
pretty woman.
Mrs. E. F. g. Young will sail from
Queenstown for these shores this morning.
The lady had the good fortune to be part
of the great earthquakes that shook the
italian Riviera two months ago, without
being hurt. Herself and her party sue
ceeded only by good luck in saving their
trunks; and one of the ladies is said to have
been forced to carry her pretty dresses into
Paris in bundle under her arm. Mrs
Young and her companions du uoydgs will
have great story to tell when they get
back. They will reach home xtSunday.
The United States District Attorneyship
is not so soft place as a good many peo-
pie suppoi e. When ex-District Attorney
Keasby was first appointed, twenty-five
years ago, and for many years after it was
a fat berth. But his total receipts for
several years back have fallen down below
81, 500 Out of this he had to pay oil his
expenses, and the Office is not worth. net,
more than 81 200 to 81. 500. Judge Lippin-